Truck.



Nd. 764,344., V PATBNTBD JULY 5, 1904.-

Y W. G. BUOKELEW.

TRUGK. APPLIUATION FILED 001 .29, 1903.

no menu. 2 sums- 5mm 1 'PATENTED JULY 6, 1904.

W. G. BUGKELEW.

. TRUCK. APPLICATION BIL-ED 001329, 1903.

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lzaedaw X WILLIAM e. BUCKELEW, or snenvnros'r, LOUISIANA, nSSIGNOR oroun- No. teases;

11 STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

HALF To CHARLES L. nnmnson, or SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

TRUCK.

srzuermcn'rxon forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,344, dated. July5, 19454.

Application filed October 29, 1903. Serial No. 179,092. filo model.)

' To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1,- WILLIAM G. BUeKnLnw,

a citizen. of the United States, residing at Shreveport, in the parishof Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Trucks, of which the following is a-specification. 4

This invention relates to trucks; and the object of the invention is topro'videa simple for an article, separated at their working ends for thereception of such article therebetween.

in the present instance these lifting devices T consist of leverssuitably connected for movement in unison and mounted upon a portableframe. Preferably the frame has an opening which coincides with thespace between said levers in order that an object-such as afroll ofleather, paper, or'the like--can be introduced into said opening tobring a projecting shaft or mandrel of the roll under the work ing endsof the two levers. When the roll is in the position indicated, thelevers may be manipulated, so as to raise the roll from a floor or otherfoundation upon which the truck travels, whereby the truck as a wholecan be moved, means being provided to lock the levers in a position tohold the roll elevated, so as to facilitate the unwinding of the same.

1 have set forth one highly advantageous adaptation of the device in oneorganization thereof. The lifting devices may be dismounted, and aplatform or deck can be applied to the portable frame, so that the truckcan be utilized for carrying nail-kegs, pipe, and other articles. Theplatform or deck when the truck is arranged for the handling of roll, isnot in use, and ordinarily it will "consist of a plurality of sectionsremovably supported by the truckeframe.

The invention in one simple embodiment thereof i illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

and in which liigure i is a perspective view of a truck involving myinvention, showing the. same arranged for handling rolls of leather orsimilar objects,the lifting devices constituting a part of the samebeing shown in the position they occupy prior to lifting such roll. Fig.

perspective view with the roll-lifting devices Fig. 4: is a detail Viewin top dismounted. plan of the roll-lifting member of the truck. Fig.5'is a similar view of one ofthe sections of the removable deck orplatform of said truck. Fig. 6 is a like View of a hollow core and shaftassociated therewith.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures. Idesire to state at this point that I do not limit myself to the exactdisclosure made by F said drawings and the following description, 7

for certain variations as to several features of the invcntioh may bemade within the scope of the claims succeeding said description.

The truck involves in its construction a frame of some suitable kindupon which the different parts thereof are mounted. The frameillustrated embodies side sills or beams 2, arranged in parallelism, andcross pieces orties 3,uniting the sills at suitable intervals alongtheir length. The frame in order 30 to secure portability is mountedupon universally-m0vable rollers or wheels 4, four of said rollers orwheels being illustrated as located at the corners of the frame. a

rolls and similar objects, what might be considered the forward end ofthe frame of the ,truck is open, thereby to permit the introduetion ofsuch article into the opening, which,

as is obvious, is situated between the side sills 9 or beams 2. When thesaid roller otherobject is in the opening, a mechanical lifting memberean'be brought into use to elevate the roll into position to permit theunwinding or unreeling of the same, and incidentally its transportation,by virtue of which no unnecessary manual labor is necessary to handlethe heavy article.

The truck is portable, and in the construction thereof illustrated. theroll of leather or When the truck is arranged for handling 5 erativeposition.

.inefi'ective position.

other material is adapted to be unwound toward the rear end of thetruck-frame, and as considerable stress is applied to the frame duringsuch an operation I provide positive means to prevent endwise movementof the frame in the direction of the unwinding strip or band, and themeans illustrated for. this purpose will now be described. Each sidesill carries a detent means for assuring the function just set forth,and as the detent means is the same in each case I will describe but oneof them in detail.

Referring to Fig. 2. the numeral 5 denotes a detent or dog consisting ofan elongated arm pivotally mounted at one end to a sill 2, the free endof the detent or dog being sharpened or pointed to penetrate for a short.distance a floor or ike foundation. During the movement of the truckfrom place to place the detent or dog 5 is not in operation, and at suchtime I provide means to hold it in its The means illustrated for thispurpose is a latch 6, pivotally mounted upon the sill in proximity tothe dog, the latch having a shoulder at its free end to engage under thedog or detent 5 between its fulcrum and point to hold the dog in itsinop- The latch. 6 is held in its working position by a spring 7. Bypressing the upper arm or finger-piece of the latch 6 inward theshoulder on the lower arm thereof will be moved out of engagement withthe dog 5, so that the latter can drop. It will therefore be understoodthat the two dogs or detents 5 are of the gravity type. Ordinarily bothof them will be employed, although in some cases one of them will besuflicient to hold the truck-frame or carriage against movementduringthe unwinding of a strip of leather or paper. Q The lifting member forthe roll or similar object when the truck is arranged for handling rollsor the like is shown as consisting of two devices, such as levers 8,mounted upon uprights or standards 9 near what is considered the forwardend of the truck. In the present case these levers are mounted formovement in unison, they being shown as connected for this purpose by atie-bolt 10 between their fulcrums and handles. The 'connected levers 8constitute, ineflect, a duplex or compound lever, and they areseparately and adjustably pivoted, by virtue of which latter fact theleverage thereof can be regulated to meet different conditions. Eachupright .or standard 9 consists of a pair of parallelvertically-disposed strips suitably fastened by bolts to the sills 2 andthe respective strips being separated to receive between them thecooperating levers. Each lever has on the under side thereof a series ofhearings or brackets 11 of approximately channel form to removablyreceive the pivots thereof, the bearings or brackets being arranged in arow, so as to secure adjustment in leverage of the levers. The pivotsfor the levers also remov ably pass through a series ofvertically-arranged partitions 12, whereby the vertical position of thefulcrum thereof can be raised or lowered to adapt the lifting mechanismfor the handling of rolls or similar objects of different sizes. Theuprights or standards 9 are held securely in place by thebraces 13,extending diagonally downward and rearward from the upper ends thereofand fastened to the sills 2.

The forward arms of the two levers constitute the carrying'or objectsupporting portion thereof, and to prevent unnecessary wear on theeffective surfaces thereof such surfaces are provided with wear-plate'sl i, terminating at their forward ends in offsets 15. The plates may besecured to the levers in any desirable manner. I

I have shown a band or strip of leather arranged in roll form at 16.(See Fig. 2.) Through the center of the roll 16 I pass the hollow coreor sleeve 17, having nuts at its opposite ends to engage the side facesof the roll and to prevent lateral motion thereof on the core and at thesame time to provide for receiving rolls of different width on the core.

Prior to mounting the object upon the truck for its transportation andunwinding I insert through the hollow core or sleeve 17 a shaft 18. Themanner of mounting the roll upon the truck is as follows.

The truck is initially brought to the vicinity of the roll, and the core17 is passed through the center thereof and fastened securely in placeby the manipulation of the nuts thereof, after which the shaft 18 isintroduced, with the opposite ends of the shaft projecting substantiallyequidistantly from the sides of the roll. The rear ends of the twolevers 8 are then grasped iii order to lower the forward or working endsthereof. The roll, with the parts applied thereto, is then moved intothe space or openiu. between the forward ends of the sills 2. Theforward ends of the levers will then be under the projecting ends of theshaft 18. The rear ends of the levers are then lowered, so as to elevatethe working ends thereof, the result being that the roll is lifted, theoffsets 15 at the extreme forward ends of said levers preventing theroll from falling off the levers. As the rear ends of the levers arebeing moved toward their initial position the forward ends thereof willassume a downward inclination toward the rear of the truck, whereby theshaft 18 will roll along the wear-plates 14 until it encounters thestandards or uprights 9, at which time further rearward motion of theroll is prevented, it being then in its elevated position and incondition to be unwound. The roll can be unwound by simply engaging byhand the free end of the band thereof and unreeling the band, or ahand-crank (not shown) can be applied to the squared outer end of theshaft to turn the same. When the r operation is Phili'llll'lfitl, a pinor hey a n. he sl'ia'l' Will cngrngc in a notch or hey he ad acent outerend. of the tulnilar the unreelin r operal do mean. ,0 he, 7 rs 8 intheirelerzl or th' pose l. pivotally n'iount a latch Ell upon the bolt10, uniting 1e levers, said latch being of the gravity type and its opcitins; and being adapted to can, mitornatic y under a keeper Ell. on or acros of the trucli' franic just belore the levers reach their extremeretracted posltions. Tlo bring the lovers into position to elevate aroll, the latch 2G is disengaged from its lreepcr oy hand.

have described in detail the frame organ bred for handling rolls andanalogons arti cles. llhe truck may he need with equal advantage forother and dissimilar purposes. ldome of t o are for transporting; he rsof nails or in the latter uses the two lovers 8 or preferably removed,and to sup port the s; d kegs or pipe the truck-frame is provided withdeclr. 'llhis deck consists of a plurality oi iorizontallynlinedsections 532 having; annularplatesisecured to their oppo site ends, thehorizontal portions of which are adapted to rest upon the tops of thetwo sills when the truck is to be used torcarrying kegs.

When the truck is to be used to lift ob jects or as a jack, the deck orplatform sections will of course be lifted from place, so that a rollcan be moved into the opening between the sills 2 at their forward end,and

the lovers 8 will at the same time bernounted. These operations are onesthat require the outlay of but very little time and no unusual laborsThe rear ends of the sills or beams 2 are beveled, as at 23, and thehandles of the two levers when the same are in their. roll-supportingposition lit closely against these beveled faces.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters. Patent, is-

l. A portable truck combined with a pair of separated levers fulcru'medbetween their ends above the body of the truck and each lever having ahandle, a rigid connection uniting the levers between their fulcrurnsand bandles, and means associated with said rigid connection for holdingthe levers in a shifted position.

2.. A portable truck including a pair of par allel side sills eachhaving; a standard, a lever fulcrumcd between its ends upon eachstandard, each lever having a handle at its rear end,

a cross-bar uniting the lovers between their lulcruins and handles, alatch movably supof littinp'dcvcrs separated at their working ends forthe reception of an article therebetween, and means for changing thelulcruins thereof.

6. A. portable truck including a pair of pivotall yano u ntcd leversseparated at their working; ends for the reception of an articletherebctwcen, each lever having a series of pivot bearings extendinglongitudinally thereof, whereby the fulcrurns ofthe levers can bechanged.

'2'. A portable truck including a pairol? par allel side sills, eachhaving; a-standa'rd, and a the respective standards, each lever having aplurality of longitudinal brackets to inter changeably receive therespective pivots.

8. A portable truck including a pair of parallel side sills, each havinga pointed detent, and a spring-actuated latch to hold'the detent in anineffective position, and standards upon the side sills, rising"therefron1,each cornpris ing vertical strips, braces between the standjustablc fulcrurns supported between said strips, and a rigid connectionbetween the said leve s.

9, A portable truck including a pair of parallel side sills, eachprovided with a standard comprising parallel strips, rigidly-connectedlevers pivotally supported between the reward arms of the lovers, havingupturned ends, braces between the standards and side sills, a cross-beamrigidly uniting said sills,

a'rod connecting the levers, and a latch pivhaving; a keeper forengagement by the latch to hold the lovers in shifted position.

In testimony whereof Ihiive hereunto set my hand in presence oftwosubscribinwwitmesses.

Wlll LllAll/l (I, EUCKELEVK. Witnesses: l

W. F. Buonnnnw, R. (J. Fenian.

ported by the crossbar, and a beam connect.

connection between the lovers.

A portable truck provided with a pan or the lovers to thereby adjust theleverage pair of parallel levers pivotally supportedby spective strips,plates carried upon the f0rotally supported by the rod, the cross-beamards and the sills, a pair of levers having ad I

